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" I try to speak in everyday language. I feel like God has gifted me to take Bible principles and make them practical. "
Joel Osteen
Me
God
Speak
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" It's flattering to people who stop you and say that you've helped them and all. But, again, you know, you've got to stay humble because as quick as you came up, you can come down. "
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" I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing. "
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" People are skeptical of many televangelists, and I'm sensitive to that. "
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" I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life. "
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" You can be committed to Church but not committed to Christ, but you cannot be committed to Christ and not committed to church. "
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" Every setback means you're one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass. "
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Come
" I'm trying to throw a big broad net to try to get people interested in God and believe that He's for them and has a purpose. "
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" When I hear Mitt Romney say that he believes that Jesus is the Son of God, that He's the Christ, raised from the dead, that He's his savior - that's good enough for me. "
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Enough
" There's pros and cons of a big church. Cons is I don't get to know everybody, I don't get to go to their ballgame, I don't get to marry everybody, but the pros are you get all this community, 800 ushers come in to serve, getting there at 7 in the morning on their day off and coming in on Saturday to make all those wafers. "
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Day
" Sometimes you need faith and victory spoken over your life. Words have created power. When you receive them into your spirit, they can ignite seeds of increase on the inside. "
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Power
Victory
" We live in a culture that relishes tearing others down. It's ultimately more fulfilling, though, to help people reach their goals. Instead of feeling jealous, remember: If God did it for them, He can do it for you. "
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Live
People
Culture
" We need to, you know, restore people. We need to show mercy. I mean, because as much mercy as you show people, that's the mercy you're going to be receiving. "
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Mercy
Mean
You
" I deal with more practical issues of the Bible. "
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Issues
More
Practical
" When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me. "
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Beat
Me
Used
" I like to take every day just searching my own heart, making sure that I'm on course, and I'm doing what God wants me to do. I'm real good with not looking to the critics and looking straight ahead. "
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Looking
Me
Day
" Gays are some of the nicest, kindest, most loving people in the world. "
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Loving
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" In difficult times, we're not supposed to quit believing; we're not supposed to quit growing. "
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Difficult
Believing
Growing
" If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay? "
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Why
Stay
People
" Any of us can be happy and have a good attitude when everything is going our way. But I believe it's the real test of your character and of your faith to say, 'Things are not going our way, but I'm still being good to people; I'm still attending church; I still have a good attitude.' "
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Attitude
Character
Faith
" Sometimes we look back and 10 years from now we think, 'Boy, those were great old days.' Well, you know, we're living in the good old days. "
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" People define Christianity differently. I think a large portion of our population are Christians, they're not all growing in their faith, they're not all active, but I believe that a lot of people believe in Jesus and believe that he is their Lord and Savior. "
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" We can be civil. We can still be friends, and be Democrats and Republicans, and have different views. "
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" If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again. "
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You
" You're not better than anybody else, but you're not less than anybody else. You're a child of the Most High God. "
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God
High
" I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective. "
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Great
Perspective
Negative
" I don't want to just preach to the church. I feel like I have a broader message. "
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Feel
Message
Want
" I'm very careful about saying who would and wouldn't go to heaven. I don't know. "
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Who
Heaven
" Let go of yesterday. "
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Go
Yesterday
Let Go
" I think that God gives you your own will and choices. I don't believe that we're supposed to drag ourselves through life defeated and not see God's blessings. But you have to make the right choices and follow that still, small voice within you. Because I think that's how God leads us. "
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